Experience

A decade of building.

Roles, in reverse-chronological order. Stack and highlights for each. The short version: I get hired to take messy enterprise data and turn it into something a leader can act on.

  1. May 2024 — Present

    Vice President — Data & BI

    BNY · Chennai, India

    • Lead a team of 5 delivering enterprise BI solutions, curated analytical datasets, and automation across finance and operations.
    • Architect end-to-end analytical datasets on Snowflake — scalable, performant, reusable across reporting and AI use cases.
    • Own enterprise-curated datasets (expense, headcount, operational metrics) with governed data models and standardized business logic.
    • Design Power BI semantic models aligned to star schemas, governed measures, and calculation groups.
    • Rolled out Microsoft Fabric and Power BI Copilot from POC to production, enabling AI-assisted exploration and natural-language analytics.
    • Integrate Snowflake, Vertica, Impala, and Oracle into unified leadership-reporting models.
    • Established dataset governance — metric definitions, refresh strategies, performance tuning, access controls.
    • Built RAG-based GenAI solutions on internal LLM platform (Eliza) for expense variance and headcount analysis; applied prompt engineering (few-shot, structured prompts) for output consistency.
    • Automated reporting workflows, saving 1,460+ hours annually.
    • Mentor analysts on dataset design, Power BI best practices, and practical AI adoption.
    SnowflakePower BIMicrosoft FabricCopilotVerticaImpalaOracleLLM / RAG

  2. Apr 2023 — Apr 2024

    Lead Analyst

    BNY · Chennai, India

    • Designed scalable Power BI dashboards using calculation groups for dynamic time intelligence and incremental refresh.
    • Solution architect for data integration and reporting using SQL and Alteryx.
    • Built UiPath automation refreshing reports for 100+ lines of business, cutting processing from hours to minutes.
    • Saved 300+ hours of manual effort annually through automation.
    • Resolved complex data quality and performance issues for business-critical reporting.
    • Received the Brilliance Award for high-impact analytics and automation delivery.
    Power BIAlteryxUiPathSQL

  3. Jul 2021 — Mar 2023

    Senior Data Analyst

    BNY · Chennai, India

    • Developed scalable analytics for headcount and deposit classification using Alteryx, cutting manual intervention.
    • SME for deposits and headcount analytics, supporting multiple stakeholder groups.
    • Built paginated Power BI reports for regulatory and operational needs.
    • Created interactive dashboards with advanced DAX for liquidity management and client analytics.
    Power BIAlteryxDAXPaginated Reports

  4. Nov 2020 — Jun 2021

    Deputy Manager — Data Specialist

    Philips GBS · Chennai, India

    • Managed Power BI Premium capacity performance for large-scale enterprise reporting.
    • Built Power Apps and Power Automate solutions to automate data collection and validation.
    • Developed a server-usage tracker in Power BI driving 25% cost savings.
    • Created Power Platform solutions supporting employee engagement during remote work.
    Power BI PremiumPower AppsPower Automate

  5. Jun 2018 — Nov 2020

    Assistant Manager — BI Developer

    Philips GBS · Chennai, India

    • Led development of inventory and project tracking dashboards using Power BI and Tabular Editor.
    • Delivered end-to-end analytics using DAX, calculation groups, and Power Query.
    • Partnered with stakeholders to translate business requirements into scalable BI solutions.
    Power BITabular EditorDAXPower Query

  6. Sep 2015 — May 2018

    Deputy Manager — Data Specialist

    Encore IT Solution · Chennai, India

    • Led SSRS to Power BI migration for a healthcare client, improving reporting usability and insights.
    • Built and optimized ETL pipelines using SSIS.
    • Developed JavaScript-based analytics components to improve customer engagement.
    SSISSSRSPower BIJavaScript